San Dieguito Heritage Museum: The ”Families Make History” program offers free activities for children from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; a new exhibit re-creates a 1920s-1940s-style barber shop; permanent exhibits on local history, from American Indians through early settlers to modern surfing culture; hours, noon to 4 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays; 450 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas; $4, general; $2 seniors and students, free for young children, active military and members, 760-632-9711 or sdheritage.org.

San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park: Commemorates the soldiers on both sides of the 1846 battle during the Mexican-American War; exhibits include uniforms, weapons and equipment; 15808 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 760-737-2201 or www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=655.

Santa Margarita y Las Flores Ranch House Complex: Located on Camp Pendleton, this complex includes the Ranch House (1827), the home of Pio Pico, last Mexican governor of Alta California, as well as the Ranch House Chapel (1810) and the Bunkhouse Museum; tours available by reservation only, from September through May: call 760-725-3146.

Valley Center History Museum: A new exhibit on Pauma Valley history opens Nov. 9; town history, American Indian artifacts, historical documents, tributes to the original American settlers, visiting celebrities and more are on exhibit; the museum’s centerpiece is a stuffed 8-foot, 1,200-pound California grizzly bear, recalling the days when the village was known as Bear Valley; 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 29200 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center; free; 760-749-2993 or valleycenterhistory.org.

Vista Historical Society Museum: “Quilts,” featuring antique quilts owned by Michelle Joyner, and the Vista Heritage Quilt, created in 1989 for Vista Heritage Week, are on display through November, with new quilts featured monthly; The museum, housed in the 1934 two-story Rancho Minerva, exhibits early Vista memorabilia, artworks and photographs of the historical home; 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, and the first two Saturdays of each month; 2317 Old Foothill Drive, Vista; 760-630-0444 or vhsm.org.

Guy B. Woodward Museum: The museum focuses on early Western history, specifically that of the Ramona area: exhibits include turn-of-the-century furniture, a collection of women’s clothing and accessories, a cowboy bunkhouse and the Casey Tibbs Memorial exhibit; 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday-Sundays; 645 Main St., Ramona; $3, adults; 50 cents, children; 760-789-7644 or woodwardmuseum.org.